BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Young immigrants known as “Dreamers” in 19 U.S. states will be temporarily blocked from purchasing health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's public market. , a federal judge ruled, limiting relief efforts by the Biden administration. Immigrants brought to this country illegally as children. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor of North Dakota issued Bismarck's order Monday, marking a setback to the Biden administration's rule that would have allowed an estimated 147,000 immigrants to buy health insurance. Traynor's ruling comes in a lawsuit brought over the insurance and will remain in effect until the issue goes to…
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Bastian Slabbirds (via ZUMA Press) Fight misinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter to follow news that matters. 7 Democratic senators President Donald Trump's pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Dr. Mehmet Oz, is demanding answers over his longtime support for private Medicare plans and his financial ties to those programs. In a letter first obtained by NBC News, Democrats reference an op-ed Oz published in 2020 that called for moving all Americans onto Medicare Advantage, the private coverage option favored by President Trump and the authors of Project 2025. , effectively calling…
After five days on the run, United Health Care (UHC) CEO shooter Luigi Mangione was found with a three-page handwritten manifesto expressing “some malice toward American companies,” according to NBC News. This manifesto outlines the urgent need for transformative approaches to healthcare. A law enforcement official who has seen the manifesto told CNN that Mangione wrote in a handwritten letter that he admitted to killing Thompson and said he acted alone and used his “own funds.” “We apologize for the conflict and trauma caused,” the statement said, “but we had to do it. The parasites expected it.” Mangione wears a…
A federal judge orders a Chester home health agency to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages and damages to current and former employees after the U.S. government accused the company of failing to compensate them for overtime. Ta.U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro has ruled that a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that Qualit Healthcare LLC and its owner, Tejan Camara, had violated overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Act by cutting dozens of workers off. He signed the order in October after discovering he owed a total of $414,351 to a third party. The…
Plastic has long been criticized around the world, and there's a point to that criticism. This material has caused enough damage to create another environmental hazard, named after it: plastic pollution. But beyond the harm caused by plastics, some researchers in various industries, particularly healthcare, have discovered a minefield of benefits brought by plastics, especially in medical devices. This has made medical plastics a well-established market in its own right. According to a study by Fortune Business Insights, the market value of medical plastics is expected to reach USD 54.29 billion by 2027. Medical plastics, as the name suggests, are…
On e-commerce platforms like Etsy, TikTok Shop, eBay, and Redbubble, sellers are hawking products with designs inspired by the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. NBC News reported on T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, mugs, and even T-shirts, hoodies, stickers, mugs, and even bullet casings with the words “deny,” “defense,” and “abandonment” engraved on them. They examined more than 100 product listings, ranging from fake bullets with the words “abandoned” engraved on them to Christmas decorations. at the crime scene (the word “defense” was later revealed by police to be “delay”).Some products feature drawings or images of the gunman taken from…
One of the fastest growing jobs in the United States is that of home care worker. The population is aging, and most people who need support with daily activities such as bathing, eating, and taking medications prefer to live at home rather than in a nursing home. Through state programs, Medicaid pays for the majority of long-term care. In research supported by an LDI pilot grant, LDI Senior Fellows Pilar Gonalons-Pons, Alison Hoffman, and Norma Coe, along with former LDI Associate Fellows Amanda Kreider and Kate Miller , as state Medicaid spending on home services increased, home care worker wages…
I am often struck by the lack of awareness of consumer-directed care, also known as self-direction. It's not new. In the 1990s, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded grants to develop “self-determination” programs in 19 states. These successful projects were further developed into the Medicaid Demonstration Program, and in 2005, the Deficit Reduction Act authorized two additional means for states to provide options for consumers. Since then, consumer-directed care has grown steadily, with more than 1.5 million people voluntarily receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS) in the past two years. This is an 18% increase in enrollment since 2019. Although…
When George Koenig couldn't find reliable care for his elderly parents living out of state in the late 1990s, the career executive took matters into his own hands. In 2001, he founded a nationally qualified senior home care service. The certified company was one of the most successful companies in the U.S. before its sale in 2020, accounting for the top 5% of industry sales and 1% of profits.The 69-year-old New Jersey resident, who has been married for 36 years and has two grown daughters, has been happily retired since selling his senior home care service, but is survived by…
The man arrested in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson comes from a family with ties to the health care industry.Luigi Mangione on Monday, five days after Mr. Thompson, 50, was shot and killed by a masked gunman as he walked alone to his company's annual investor conference at the New York Hilton in midtown Manhattan. , 26, was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania.In Pennsylvania, where he remained in prison, Luigi Mangione was initially charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm, forgery, and providing false identification to police. By Monday evening, Manhattan prosecutors had added murder charges and…